The fantastic epic that had geeks and muggles alike on the
edge of their couches is poised to commence its seventh run. Ordinarily, a GOT season starts on April but
this time, the target release date is July 16, 2017 Sunday at 9pm US ET on HBO.
Winter is coming not on spring but in summer. To console viewers on the later
release date, the showrunners promise a lengthy 59-minute premier and 81-minute
finale episode.
The first episode of season 7 promises the commencement of
"the great war" between the living and the undead Whitewalkers. It is
but appropriate that the terrifying Night King will
play a major role.
The trailer is pretty exciting and straightforward - Jon
Snow fighting the Whitewalkers, gigantic dragons and Beric Dondarrion wielding
a flaming sword.
Beric's flaming sword is significant - the trailer fortells
that Beric might be "The One Who was Promised" who wields a flaming
sword named "Lightbringer" and who will lead the people out of the
darkness which is the battle with the Whitewalkers. Of course, Melissandre and
Kinvara, both priestesses of light predicted that Jon and Danaerys,
respectively, was "The One Who was Promised".
But considering that Beric is already dead in George R. R.
Martin's book at this point, it may be that
Beric may very well die during the battle leaving Jon to wield
Lightbringer.
Enter the dragons with massive Drogon and his posse Viserion
and Rhaegal. Res ipsa loquitur. To be more accurate, the things speak for
themselves. No wonder Dany gets her own throne in Season 7.
Could Khal Drogo be back as he was spotted in Ireland with
the GOT showrunners and even teased a pic with Kit Harrington on IG? Perhaps
these were just publicity stunts but the prospect is exciting indeed. At the
very least, a flashback which would be a bummer.
